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CEFC Live 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Boroser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Boroser has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaromir Jag's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 80 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jaromir Jag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yancy Boroser!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag clinches up with Boroser and pushes him back against the cage.
Jag lands an elbow just above Boroser 's eye.
It looks like Yancy Boroser has been cut.
Jag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boroser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boroser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jag - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag slips under a jab from Boroser.
Jag rushes Boroser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boroser is defending well for now.
Jag breaks the clinch.
Jag clinches with his opponent.
Boroser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Jag - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jag.
Boroser is trying to break the clinch but Jag is controlling him.
Boroser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boroser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
Boroser is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag leaning against his opponent.
Boroser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jag stalling against the cage.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boroser is defending well for now.
Boroser is trying to force a seperation but Jag has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Jag dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jag comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boroser tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
Jag working Boroser over with knees to the body.
Boroser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jag unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jag putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boroser in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yancy Boroser's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jag lands a head kick!
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
Boroser takes a swing at Jag's ribcage but misses.
Jag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boroser, pushing him back against the cage.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boroser is defending well for now.
Boroser takes an elbow to the temple.
Jag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boroser can do to turn this around?
Jag has closed the distance and engaged Boroser in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag moves into range and clinches up with Boroser.
Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Jag lands an elbow inside that Boroser shrugs off.
Boroser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boroser is defending well for now.
Jag keeps control of Boroser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jag using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Jag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boroser digs a good body shot into Jag's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boroser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jag moves into range and clinches up with Boroser.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boroser tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
Jag holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boroser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boroser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jag.
Jag breaks the clinch.
Jag has Boroser up against the cage in a clinch.
Jag is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boroser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag landing knees to the body.
Jag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boroser tries to break the clinch but Jag is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Jag dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yancy Boroser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick misses from Jag.
Boroser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jag moves away.
Jag seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jag has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jag takes the fight into the clinch.
Boroser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jag lands a knee to the body.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boroser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jag avoiding damage.
Jag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boroser avoids it.
Boroser tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Boroser wants to break free but Jag has control.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Boroser tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Boroser tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boroser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Jag unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boroser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Boroser wants to break free but Jag has control.
Jaromir Jag has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jag misses with a body punch.
Jag using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jag breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
Boroser gets tackled into the cage by Jag. Jag maintains the clinch.
Boroser managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
Jag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boroser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag has Boroser pressed against the cage, preventing Boroser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jag lands a nice elbow.
Boroser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jag scores a nice knee to the body.
Yancy Boroser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jag avoiding damage.
Jag breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jag drives through and clinches with Boroser against the cage.
Jag lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jag has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Capwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
25 - 20 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd throws a series of punches but Capwell moves out of range.
Boyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Capwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Boyd.
Boyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Capwell momentarily.
Capwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boyd throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Capwell tumbling to the canvas!
Capwell is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Capwell's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sammy Boyd!
An out of breath Sammy Boyd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zepp might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boom! Shake The Room . Paul Poulter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zepp back to the cage. Poulter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poulter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Bobby Zepp has been cut.
Zepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulter.
Poulter takes a swing at Zepp's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Poulter misses.
Zepp lands a two punch combo.
Zepp's corner calls for a 1-2. Zepp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zepp loads up on a big right hand but Poulter slips the punch.
Zepp misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Zepp there.
Zepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zepp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulter doesn't seem bothered though.
Zepp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poulter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zepp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poulter with a nice cross.
Poulter throws a combination that misses
and Zepp counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulter misses with a left hand
and Zepp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter connects with a looping right hand.
Poulter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Poulter misses.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter avoids the body shot from Zepp.
Poulter misses the shot to the body.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zepp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zepp.
Poulter defending well as Zepp loads up on a big left hand.
Poulter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zepp back to the cage. Poulter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poulter clinches up against the cage.
Poulter looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Zepp.
Good body shot from Zepp.
Zepp lands a shoulder strike.
Zepp misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulter blocks an uppercut.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poulter looks to land a combination but Zepp avoids it well.
A jab from Zepp misses.
Zepp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Poulter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zepp eats them both and turns towards Poulter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zepp ducks under a wild hook from Poulter.
Zepp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zepp manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Zepp misses its target.
Poulter slips a jab from Zepp.
Poulter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poulter misses with a straight left.
Zepp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zepp looks to land a body kick but Poulter moved away.
Poulter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zepp lands a leg kick that knocks Poulter off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zepp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulter.
An attempted straight right counter from Zepp misses the target.
Poulter wants to clinch.
Poulter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zepp's head.
Zepp avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Poulter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zepp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zepp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poulter misses with a few strikes there.
Zepp appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poulter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Zepp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Poulter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Zepp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Poulter misses.
Zepp wants to land a leg kick but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zepp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poulter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zepp.
Zepp throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulter counters with a one-two to the body.
Zepp lands a nice hook to Poulter's body. Poulter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Poulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zepp looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter throws a hook but Zepp avoids it easily.
Zepp throws a big shot that misses.
Zepp wants to slow Poulter down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zepp gets tackled into the cage by Poulter. Poulter maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zepp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
A short left from Zepp.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulter.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poulter.
Zepp slips a straight right by Poulter.
A left and a right from Poulter both land. Nice combination.
Paul Poulter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zepp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulter keeps the fight on the outside.
Zepp lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zepp slips under a jab.
A low kick from Poulter misses
and Zepp counters with a low kick, right behind Poulter 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zepp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepp connects with an inside leg kick.
Poulter feints and then cracks Zepp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zepp down.
A big right from Poulter misses.
Zepp wants to clinch.
Poulter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Zepp.
Zepp lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulter's head.
Poulter misses with an uppercut.
Poulter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zepp lands a head kick. Poulter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poulter is rocked!
Zepp throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Poulter crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Zepp!
Our winner, Bobby Zepp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Post Party Depression. Kevin Rush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Numero Deux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Rush!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rush has time to react.
Deux looks to land a combination but Rush avoids it well.
Deux lands a big uppercut and Rush crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rush looks OK. Deux waves Rush back to his feet!
Rush is rocked!
Deux misses with a series of wild punches.
Deux misses the shot to the body.
Rush with the counter takedown but Deux avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Deux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Deux moves into range and clinches up with Rush.
Rush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deux punishes Rush's body with a nice straight punch.
Rush leaves Deux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rush with the counter takedown but Deux avoids it easily.
Deux lands with a right that hurts Rush. Rush looks to clinch but Deux throws a short knee that drops Rush. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Numero Deux!
Numero Deux retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Numero Deux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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